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<p>The aim of the presented paper is to introduce the reader to hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation in electric drives, the motivation for its usage and its benefits. Basic information about HIL simulation in general and the connection to electric drives is followed by an explanation of the main principle of the dynamic emulation of mechanical loads for electric drives, which is a special case of HIL simulation. Next, the description of the three main methods of load emulation and their mathematical background are presented in the order of historical appearance: the emulation with compensator and tracking controller, the emulation based on non-linear control and the emulation with feed-forward compensation with the use of inverse dynamics.</p>
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The aim of the presented paper is to introduce the reader to hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation in electric drives, the motivation for its usage and its benefits. Basic information about HIL simulation in general and the connection to electric drives is followed by an explanation of the main principle of the dynamic emulation of mechanical loads for electric drives, which is a special case of HIL simulation. Next, the description of the three main methods of load emulation and their mathematical background are presented in the order of historical appearance: the emulation with compensator and tracking controller, the emulation based on non-linear control and the emulation with feed-forward compensation with the use of inverse dynamics.

Emulation of Mechanical Loads in Electric Drives – An Overview of Methods

Department of Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics

Power Electronics and Drives

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The aim of the presented paper is to introduce the reader to hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation in electric drives, the motivation for its usage and its...

Emulation of Mechanical Loads in Electric Drives – An Overview of Methods

Pubblicato online: 25 feb 2023

Pagine: 53 - 64

Ricevuto: 06 nov 2022

Accettato: 04 gen 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0004

Parole chiave
electric drive, HIL simulation, load emulation

© 2023 Viktor Šlapák et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Emulation of Mechanical Loads in Electric Drives – An Overview of Methods

Pubblicato online: 25 feb 2023

Pagine: 53 - 64

Ricevuto: 06 nov 2022

Accettato: 04 gen 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0004

Parole chiaveelectric drive, HIL simulation, load emulation

© 2023 Viktor Šlapák et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
electric drive, HIL simulation, load emulation